About Sheetal Soni

 Finance Professional with 18+ years of Experience in the field of Corporate Finance, Investments, Investment Banking, Debt Advisory, Private Equity Advisory, Project Financing and Funding, Trade and Working Capital Financing, Alternative Finance, Treasury, Cash Management, Strategic Finance, Financial Management and Controls.  International experience of working / traveling for work in UAE, India, Thailand, Africa, China, Hong Kong, Japan, UK, and Germany  Capital Raising and Structuring (Debt and Equity) o Over USD 8bn of Debt Capital raised during the career through series of instruments - Syndicated Loans, Corporate Bilateral Facilities, Revolving Credit Facilities, Project Financing, Trade Financing, Avalisation, Term Loans, Islamic Facilities (Ijara, Murabaha etc.), ECA Financing, Debt Capital Market (DCM), Bonds / Sukuk, Alternative Finance (Lease Financing, Bridge Financing, Factoring, Reverse factoring, Supply Chain Financing, Inventory backed Funding, crowd funding, Private Debt ), Debt restructuring o Participated in a Successful IPO o Managed and Participated in Credit Rating Exercise o Private Equity and M&A Advisory exposure  Skilled at Financial Modeling; Business Modeling; Feasibility Studies, Financial Structuring; Valuations, Financial Analysis, Business Planning, Financial Planning, Budgeting, MIS reporting and Treasury & Cash Management.  Hands-on experience in leading negotiations / coordination with Bankers, Lawyers, Valuers on Term Sheets, Legal Documentations, Valuations and preparation of information memorandums and Corporate Rating Process.  Lead from the front in Financial Restructuring, Cost Control, Change Management, Improvements & System implementation.  Exposure in structuring of various Financial Deals related to formation of Joint Venture Funds, SPVs, Assets Disposals and Acquisitions.  Tech and ERP Savvy Regular Attendee at various Conferences and Professional Bodies: Bonds & Loans Middle East, Global Financial Market Forum, MEED Project Finance Conference, Euro finance (Trade, Treasury and Cash Management in the Middle East), Intensive Workshop on Islamic Finance Organized by ICAI-Dubai Chapter, FCI, ACT, CFA Emirates Society Other Leadership Role: Executive Committee Member, ICAI Dubai Chapter Speaker at various platforms: ICAI Dubai Chapter, RBPG-Dubai, KSA IMA Chapter